So Sweet... So Perverse
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| Directed by | Umberto Lenzi |
| Screenplay by | Ernesto Gastaldi[2] |
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| Cinematography | Guglielmo Mancori[2] |
| Edited by | Eugenio Alabiso[2] |
| Music by | Riz Ortolani |
Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
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| Box office | 122,342 admissions (France)[3] |
So Sweet... So Perverse (Template:Lang-it) is a gialli film directed by Umberto Lenzi and written by Ernesto Gastaldi, starring Carroll Baker.
Plot
Jean, a rich Parisian socialite, comes to the aid of a frightened young woman (Nicole) who lives in the apartment below him who is under the domineering control of her abusive boyfriend, Klaus. Although he is married, Jean develops a romantic relationship with Nicole, not realizing that she and Klaus are involved in a plot to murder Jean for a $ 20,000.00 payoff. Nicole eventually falls in love with their intended victim, but Klaus kills Jean and burns his body in a car, making it look like he died in an accident. It transpires that Jean's wife Danielle conspired with Danielle to kill her rich husband, but when she begins to feel remorse, Nicole's ingenious plan moves into gear.
Cast
- Carroll Baker as Nicole Perrier
- Jean-Louis Trintignant as Jean Reynaud
- Helga Liné as Helena
- Horst Frank as Klaus
- Erika Blanc as Danielle
- Beryl Cunningham as Stripper
Production
Following the release of Orgasmo, director Umberto Lenzi and actress Carroll Baker worked again on another giallo film.[2] The script by Ernesto Gastaldi borrows plot elements from Henri-Georges Clouzot's film Les Diaboliques (1955) and like many gialli of the era, reveld in displaying the bad behavoiour of wealthy protagonists.[2]
Riz Ortolani provided the music score which includes a ballad called Why? which would be re-used Lenzi's later film Seven Bloodstained Orchids.[4]
Release
So Sweet...So Perverse was released in France on February 26, 1971.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Così dolce... così perversa". Filmportal.de. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Howarth 2015, p. 111.
- ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
- ^ Luther-Smith 1999, p. 110.
- ^ "Cosi dolce, cosi perversa (1969) Umberto Lenzi" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
Sources
- Howarth, Troy (2015). So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films. Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. ISBN 1936168502.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies'. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd.
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